Interesting that flight crew & their representative bodies appear to be taking little interest in legislation that is of 'CRITICAL' importance.
Should safety be an absolute? Safe flight is our ultimate goal,but most of us realise that it exists only within a framework of finite resources,profit is 'a' main driver.
Certain functions can & are contracted out on the basis of economics,the same should be true of the 'theoretically' universal playing field that EASA has created amongst approved maintenance organisations,cheapest should not mean unsafe.
British licenced engineers are not alone in Europe in their fears that maintenance standards are & have been diluted.
Maintenance related incidents & accidents are not falling either in percentage or real terms,they are on the rise!
The average median age of engineers in the UK is well above 40 with few choosing to join the industry.
In short you can look forward to a less qualified ,inexperienced & in many cases unlicenced 'person' maintaining your aircraft,beware!
Last edited by woptb; 20th Apr 2006 at 18:59.